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FIRST HAND LOOK AT LAND PRODUCTION

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MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LAND PRODUCTION TODAY TOOK TO THE AIR TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES TEMPORARY LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT AREAS TERRITORY-WIDE.

THEY SAW AT FIRST HAND LARGE AREAS IN THE URBAN DISTRICTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON AND DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES - SOME FROM CURRENT PROGRAMMES AND OTHERS WHICH FIGURE IN FUTURE PLANS.

THE TEAM INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE MISS LYDIA DUNN, AND MEMBERS MR LI FOOK-WO, MR W.C.L. BROWN, AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR RATING AND VALUATION, MR R.A. FRY.

THE MEMBERS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT, MR J. DON, THE GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER (ENVIRONMENT), DR E.G. PRYOR, AND THE COMMITTEE'S SECRETARY, MR E.A. JOHNSON.

THE GROUP INSPECTED TEMPORARY LAND USES AT WAN CHAI, HO MAN TIN, KOWLOON BAY AND CHAI WAN, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT AREAS AT JUNK BAY, MA ON SHAN, SHA TIN, TAI PO, YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN AND NORTH LANTAU.

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE ARE TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR NEW LAND, AND TO THIS END, TO REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR EACH YEAR :

(1)

(2)

RECOMMENDING TARGETS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND FOR THE SALE OF LAND-

INDICATING THE ADEQUACY OF (A)

GOVERNMENT PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS HAVE BEEN VOTED*

(B)

PLANNED GOVERNMENT PROJECTS IN RELATION TO THESE TARGETS-

(3) MAKING SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO (2) AS IT

MAY THINK FIT.

PUBLIC VIEWS SOUGHT ON EDUCATION POLICIES

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THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SYSTEM WHICH REPLACED THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION IN 1978 IS BEING REVIEWED BY A WORKING PARTY WHOSE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED SHORTLY, MR Y.T. LI, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PLANNING AND BUILDING) SAID TODAY.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE

RHENISH CHURCH COLLEGES.

+1 AM SURE THAT BEFORE ANY FINAL DECISION IS TAKEN TO MODIFY THE SYSTEM IN ANY WAY, ALL SCHOOLS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS, MR LI SAID.

/THE JUTTOR